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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1940
Page
5
A 1940 Amarillo Daily News report describes Walt Christie's amphibious flying tank concept. The craft combines a caterpillar tank with aircraft, claimed to reach 90 mph, launch from a 200 yard runway, and land in rough fields. Christie says the device could end the war by taking the fight to armies directly and seeks U.S. government support.
Christie says a single six ton tank could be carried by any plane lifting that weight and questions army reliance on special transports. He recalls a 15 year old amphibian tank test on the Hudson that impressed then faded as the army lost interest. He later sold the prototype to Japan.
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